Pascha

See also: pascha, paschą, and Paschą

English

Alternative forms

• pascha

Etymology

From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paskha, and Pesach.

Noun

Pascha (countable and uncountable, plural Paschas)

1. Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
2. Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
3. Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.

Derived terms

• Kyriopascha
• Paschal, paschal
• crucifixional Pascha / crucifixional pascha (“Ancient Greek: πάσχα σταυρώσιμον”)
• resurrectional Pascha / resurrectional pascha (“Ancient Greek: πάσχα ἀναστάσιμον”)

Adjective

Pascha (not comparable)

1. (attributive) Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).

   In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.

Synonyms

• Paschal, paschal

Derived terms

• Pascha egg

 

Anagrams

• Chapas, pachas, scapha

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاشا (paşa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʃɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Pascha m (strong, genitive Paschas, plural Paschas)

1. (historical) pasha (high-ranking Turkish military officer)
   • 1910, August Bebel, Aus meinem Leben‎^[1], volume 1:

     Wie Gablenz seine Aufgabe auffaßte, zeigt seine Aeußerung: „Ich werde die bestehenden Landesgesetze beachten, damit kein Holsteiner bei meinem eventuellen Wegziehen von hier sagen kann, ich habe rechtlos regiert. Ich will hier im Lande nicht als türkischer Pascha regieren.“

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (by extension, colloquial, often derogatory) male chauvinist, alpha male

   den Pascha spielen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “Pascha” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pascha” in Duden online
• “Pascha” in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of pascha and Pesach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpas.xa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -asxa
• Syllabification: Pas‧cha
• Homophone: pascha

Proper noun

Pascha f

1. (Judaism) Pascha (Passover)

   Synonyms: Pesach, Święto Przaśników

2. (Orthodoxy) Pascha (Easter)

Declension

Declension of Pascha

	singular
nominative	Pascha
genitive	Paschy
dative	Passze
accusative	Paschę
instrumental	Paschą
locative	Passze
vocative	Pascho

Derived terms

adjective

• paschalny

 

Related terms

nouns

• pascha
• Pesach

 

Further reading

• Pascha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Pascha in Polish dictionaries at PWN